Kurzweil 3000

Kurzweil 3000

 Kurzweil 3000 is software program that helps students with learning disabilities to learn how to read and write. This software program also increases the individual vocabulary skills, study skills, and test taking skills.


Purpose

• Kurzweil 3000 allows individual with dyslexia, dysgraphia, attention deficit disorder, and other learning disabilities to learn to read and write. In addition it also helps student learn study skills, test-taking skills and vocabulary skills.  This program helps students to attain success in school independently, while keeping up with their fellow classmates. This program is beneficial because it allows student to learn new academic skills at their own speed.
• Skills include: cognitive, visual, physical, perceptual, and auditory.

  Operation

• To install the program inset the CD it in your computer, then download the program once the program is downloaded, double click on the Kurzweil icon to open it.  Once the sign in screen appears then sign in. Once you sign in, it would be beneficial to learn the various icons and features to increase your operational speed.  Then click on the program you want to start with.
• This program software is beneficial for any individual, college students and adults who have learning disabilities and want to learn how to read and write.

  Pros/Cons

• Pros- This software helps student with learning disabilities to learn how to read and write in other to succeed in school and gain academic success. It easy to install and it can be alerted to meet a student academic needs. This program provides reading, writing and others skills from school age to college and then adulthood.
• Cons- The program can take a while for you to access which can be time consuming; occasionally it can skip a page or section. This program is very expensive.

Availability

• The Kurzweil 3000 Windows Version 13 and Kurzweil 3000 Macintosh Version 5 can be purchased for 1,395.00.  The manufacture for this software program is Kurzweil educational system. This software can be purchased online at www.kurzweiledu.com or by phone 800- 547-6747.